War of the Vikings

[Tyr]

I've been reading some of the reviews lately and they've been really getting my blood boiling, as you might have seen. Now, I'm not claiming WotV is some god amongst games, but I truly do love it. It's actually one of the few where I can really enjoy myself.

The gameplay feels so fluid and simplistic (sometimes that's a good thing, guys!). It's like War of the Roses 2.0. The weapons seem pretty balanced as far as I'm concerned. Everyone seems to think the 2h is godmode, but I beat most people with just a sword and shield.

I guess my only gripe is archery. It really breaks me out of my "mood" when I'm in an intense fight with a worthy opponent and suddenly I get an arrow to the face and I'm either dead or soon-to-be-dead because the other guy is probably gonna finish me off pretty easily. Not sure where I stand on the hypothetical "should archery be thrown out" debate, though.

I also feel there's not too many maps and modes. I like Arena & Conquest, but perhaps take a leaf out of Chivalry's book? Some good ole raiding, pillaging and house-burning would be welcome addition to a VIKING game, along with some other goal-oriented, viking themed modes. Anyone ever heard of that kid's game Freeze? Well how about a viking version of that? If on the Viking side, you have to capture all the other players. If you're on the Saxon side, you have to free your comrades.

[Perro|Verde]

Originally posted by Tyr:

"Everyone seems to think the 2h is godmode, but I beat most people with just a sword and shield."

2h axes are, at the moment, the best choice for veteran players. I'm used at sword and shield, but my best scores and K/D ratio were achieved with 2h axes. (Not with an abysmal difference but better than sword + shield)

Axes are incredibly powerful in the appropiate hands, and of course there is a lot of skill behind, but also a few bugs and glitches. I'm not saying that you can't achieve really good scores with sword and shield, but you have a lot of handicaps.

In my opinion, master and exploit the 2h axes is right now easier than doing it with a shield. If you don't believe me just try to fight with a shield against skilled/veteran players, it's really hard.

About the archers, it's all said but they are only annoying when there are a lot of them. As simple as a lot of archers + infinite arrows = alt + f4. And it's sad, because I practice archery in the real life. XD